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Various discoveries in old O.S field 38 (Curtis Field 34):

1956. Stray Find.
Two worked flints recovered by F. Curtis.
Found at TL 6885 8891:
1 Mesolithic microlith (Coll. No. 23). Obliquely blunted point. Photographed by NCM.

Found at TL 6893 8896:
1 Mesolithic microlith. Truncated piece (Coll. No. 30).

Information from (S1). See descriptions in (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 8 November 2013.

1951-1956. Stray Find.
F. Curtis' catalogue records a number of additional objects that he found in this field, although dates of discovery and grid references are not noted. The worked flints listed by F. Healy (NAU) in (S1) and (S3) are as follows:
2 Neolithic leaf arrowheads.
1 Neolithic triangular arrowhead.
2 'harpoon barbs' - probably Neolithic transverse petit tranchet derivative arrowheads.
1 'slug knife' - probably a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age plano-convex knife.
2 scrapers.
2 borers (one on flake from ground implement).
1 'saw'.
6 other implements.

F. Healy also identified a number of Curtis' finds from this field in the King's Lynn Museum including:
1 flake, 9 scrapers (probably includes the two listed above) and 1 awl (possibly one of the 'borers' listed above).
Information from (S1).
Amended and expanded by P. Watkins (HES), 8 November 2013.

1963. Fieldwalking.
Scatter of Roman sherds found in south-west corner of field identified by F. Curtis (Context 2). The scatter extends beyond this field and is recorded as NHER 5415.
E. Rose (NAU) 30 October 1984. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 November 2013.

25 October 1984. Fenland Project fieldwalking.
Good conditions; young winter cereal, well weathered soil.
Context 1, general scatter over field. Worked flints and odd fragments undated pottery.
Pottery identified as Roman greyware.
FOR FULL DETAILS OF WARES, FLINT TYPES ETC SEE (S4).
R. Silvester (NAU) 25 October 1984.

1993.
F. Healy (NAU) adds a worked antler tine in Curtis Collection.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• AWL (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• LITHIC IMPLEMENT? (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• SCRAPER (TOOL)? (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• SERRATED IMPLEMENT? (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
• RETOUCHED BLADE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
• BORER? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
• LEAF ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD? (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• TRIANGULAR ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
• PLANO CONVEX KNIFE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Protected Status - none

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• Parish Summary: Hockwold cum Wilton (Parish Summary)